Cone after cone of gray stone, every one tipped in white, and a big white sun painted on the nearest.

Trulli Rooftops is a Puglia poster of Alberobello and its cone-roofed stone houses, seen from a terrace above the town. The painting is bright with light and shade, and it brings a warm hillside into a kitchen, a front hall or the room where everyone eats.

Trulli Rooftops, starting at the terrace wall

You begin on a stone terrace. Red-orange geraniums in a terracotta pot sit on its wall, low and to the left, next to a spray of gray-green leaves.

Right behind the wall rises the largest roof in view, a gray cone built of stone slabs and carrying the painted sun, a ring with rays. Its top is whitewashed, and a leafy tree stands at its back.

Next to it a stone lane with shallow steps runs between whitewashed houses. Along the way are a green door, a small green shutter, pots of red and orange flowers, a climbing plant in red bloom and a black iron lantern on a bracket, and sun and shadow take turns across the paving.

Farther up the slope the cones multiply: dozens of them packed together, slab by slab, each ending in a small white pinnacle. Square chimneys and little windows show between them, and white hearts are painted on several.

On the skyline stand dark cypresses, round green trees and a square bell tower of stone, its openings arched and its roof pointed. Above them the sky is clear blue with cream-white clouds, and the lettering reads “Alberobello” in a large cream serif, then “ITALY” in small capitals set wide apart.

Paper first: thick, matte and taller than wide

• Which sizes? 12″×18″ (30.5 × 45.7 cm), 18″×24″ (45.7 × 61 cm) and 24″×36″ (61 × 91.4 cm)
• How thick? 10.3 mil
• How heavy? 189 g/m²
• What finish? Matte
• How bright, how opaque? 104% ISO brightness, 94% opacity
• Is a frame part of it? This is the poster only

Who it's for

Travelers who have wandered among these houses, couples marking a honeymoon in southern Italy, and families whose grandparents came from that part of the country. Good reasons to give one: a wedding, the keys to a new place, a parent’s big birthday, or the week after the vacation photos come back.

Quick answers

How do you know at a glance that this is Alberobello?

By the roofs. Stone cones crowd the whole hillside, some marked with painted hearts and one with a sun, and the lettering spells out the name of the town.

Why is it called Trulli Rooftops?

Trulli is the everyday name for the cone-roofed stone houses drawn here, and their roofs fill most of the picture. A single one is a trullo.

How many painted hearts can you find?

At least three, on cones scattered up the slope. They are small, so spotting them takes a slow look.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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